Weather strip



A. C. SCHNAKE WEATHER STRIP May 24 1927.

Filed May 5. 1925 Patented Y May 24, 1927.

UNITED STATES AUGUST C. SCHNAKE, OF CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS.

WEATHER STRIP.

Y Application inea May 5,1925. sei-iai No. 28,116.

The invention relates to weather strips particularly adapted in connection with doors or hinged windows, and has for its object to providea device of this character' comprising a member secured to one side of the door and extending; inwardly in a recess in the lower end of the door, and outwardly and terminating in a horizontally disposed fla-nge overlying the upper-'side of a horizontally disposed flange carried by a member secured to the outer side of the door, and which last named horizontally disposed flange limits the downward movement of the sill plate engaging member, but at the same time allows said sill plate en gaging member to frictionally bind on the sill plate.

A further object is to form the sill engaging member from relatively strong spring material, for instance spring bronze for insuring a water tight engagement of the longitudinally disposed rib with the sill plate.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the con'iloination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth', shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it beingl understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the lower end of a door and the weather strip.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of a portion of the door and the weather strip.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of portions of the weather strip, showing the same in position to be assembled.

Referring to thedrawing, the numeral 1 designates a conventional form of door, and 2 the sill thereunder.Y Secured to the upper side of the Vsill by means of screws 3 is a longitudinally disposed plate f1, p with the convex surface 5 of which the weather strip cooperates. The underside of the door 1 is provided with a longitudinally disposed channel 6, with which the horizontal portions 7 of the weather strip member 8 engages. Tlie portion 7 at its outer end is provided with an upwardly extending1 flange 9, which is secured to thel side of t e door 1 by means of nails 10. "The portion 7 at its inner end terminates in a downwardly inclined flange 11, which flange at its lower end terminates in alongitudinally disposed bead 12, which engages the curved convex surface 5 of the plate l and forms a watertight and weathertight frictional joint. Flange 11 beyond the bea'd 12 extends upwardly andV terminates in a vertically disposed flange 13 ina plane outside the door and is provided with an outwardly extending horizontally disposed flange 141, which overlies the in wardly extending horizontally disposed flange' 15 of the downwardly and outwardly extending plate 16, secured to the side of the door by means of the screws 17. It will be seen that when the door is open the flange 14 will engage the flange 15, and the downward movement of the flange 14 will be limited, and by providing the overlying flanges 14 and 15, the strip Vcarried by the lower end ofthe door may be formed from relatively heavy or strong spring material for insuring a positive frictional engagement ofthe bea( y 12 with the sill plate l for positively excluding water and air, and overcoming ob- "jectionable noises in weatherstrips of this character incident to wind vibrating the same.

From the above it will be seen that a weatherstripis provided for doors and hinged windows, Whichstrip is positive in its operation, may be formed from relatively heavy spring material, the parts reduced to a minimum, and one which may be easily and quickly applied to a door, and constructed isn a manner; whereby `the plate engaging strip will be limitedin its downward movement.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is z- The combination with a door, a sill plate disposedbeneath said door, of a weatherstrip,said weatherstrip "comprising a member disposed in the channel of the door, said member at its innerend terminating in a downwardly, outwardly and upwardly extending flange, a downwardly struck longitudinally disposed bead carried by said flange within the door channel and frictionally engaging the sill plate, the outer end of the downwardly, outwardly and upwardlyextendingflange terminating in a vertically disposed flange to one side of the door adjacent the door channel, a hori- Cil zontally dispo-sed flange carried by the Vertioned horizontally disposed flange, and toally disposed flange and extending outorming means for limiting the downward wardly7 a member secured to the side of the movement of the horizontally disposed 10 door and inolining downwardly and outiiange when the door is in open position. wardly, said last named member terminat- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ing in an inwardly extending horizontally y Y disposed flange underlying the .first men- AUGUST C. SCHNAKE. 

